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Remedy. — Pods fouiKl of a yellowish colour should he 

 examined, and if tiny white maggots are found within 

 burn them. 



Pea Moth (Endopisa proximana). — The reader will 

 doubtlesis have found many a pod of peas with a maggot 

 or maggots inside, and wondered how they came there. 

 Well, the culprit is the larva of a small moth which lays 

 its eggs on the young pods in June. When the young 

 maggots appear they bore into the pods, and feed upon 

 the seeds. When the larvae are fullv grown thev leave 



TEA SKED WEEVIL (BHUC'HUy PIS I). 

 Vertical line indicates natural size. 



the pods and deiscend to the ground to become pupae, 

 emerging as moths the next season. 



Hemedy. — Gather and burn all infested pods. 



Pea Seed Weevil (Bruchus pisi). — A small weevil 

 which deposits its eggs in the young pods. The lar^-a 

 bores its way into the seed, but it is not noticed until 

 the latter has been harvested and stored, when its pre- 

 sence is noted by a hole in the seed through which it has 

 escaped as a perfect weevil. 



liEMEniES.- -Practically none of any real service. Seed 

 (jund infested should be burnt. It is said that exposing 

 the seeds to a temperature of 125 deg. Fahrenheit will kill 

 the larvae. 



